Have you ever experienced some setbacks in life? Can be frustrating right? But one thing is for sure always and that is A Setback is Nothing but a Setup for a great Comeback. We have all made mistakes in life, encountered some difficulties or obstacles, we have all had our struggles and still have struggles in life and we may have some regrets due to our actions in the past. There were also times we thought we had our lives planned out perfectly. We had prepared so well for a project, a speech, an exam, an interview and so on, yet experienced some setbacks. I once had a speech to give recently which I had prepared for so well and could even do it in my sleep perfectly yet on the day of presentation, I missed some lines and blanked out (setback). During my final exams in school, a question I saw and knew the answers to because I had read and prepared so well for it but my head went blank for a moment. Had to skip it to the next after which it all came back.

The world is presently faced with a global challenge which is the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) affecting every aspect of life. Billions of people are presently on a lock down situation with restrictions on daily activities all over the world in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus.  Economies are shot down and lives brought to a  halt. Come to think of it, being quarantined forcefully or on self isolation is more like being put in prison sadly. Though a challenge but with it comes valuable lessons learnt from this pandemic globally and individually.   One might ask, what lessons are there to learn with the limitations placed on us due to COVID 19 and what can we be grateful to God for? Globally, I am sure every country especially developing countries must have seen the need to improve on their health sectors. Covid-19 sure exposed the poor health sector of most countries especially in Africa. The pandemic which is no respecter of persons, class or pol

Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo has expressed gratitude to the Port Harcourt Committee of the United States of America Association of Kansas City for commending Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and his Deputy, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo’s foresight and timely actions of providing essential support to the Rivers People in this turbulent period of Covid -19. In a statement from the Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, 23 rd  April 2020, Dr. Banigo said she is humbled by the international recognition given to the Governor’s efforts to protect the interest of the Rivers People at all times, noting that his commitment to better the lot of the Rivers People is not negotiable. The Kansas- Chairman and Director, Professional and Technical Services, Abio Sokari had earlier informed the Deputy Governor that his  organization which was established in 1993 would continue to work and support the  socio-economic endeavours of the State Government thr

The whole world today is faced with a pandemic (Covid-19) that threatens our peace, economy, freedom and lives in general. It is not just ravaging the world's economy but has taken so many lives. The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) is said to have started towards the end of 2019 in the Hunan sea food market in the city of Wuhan, China where live animals such as bats, frogs, snakes, birds, marmots and rabbits were/are sold infecting more than 50 people at a stretch.  How the virus was transferred to human is yet to be known, however, it's rapid spread is known to be from human to human through close contact with an infected person. So far, the virus has spread all over the world from human to human infection which occurs due to close contact with an infected person exposed to coughing, sneezing, respiratory droplets or aerosols killing thousands of people, crumbling the economy of the world and negatively affecting individual lives in general. W

Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo has described Salvation Ministries as a great exponent of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Dr. Banigo disclosed this in a statement from the Government House in Port Harcourt to commemorate the 23 rd  Anniversary of the establishment of Salvation Ministries on Monday, 13 th  April, 2020. According to Dr.  Banigo for the past 23 years Salvation Ministries like a lamp set on a hill has continued to impact positively on the lives of Christians across the globe, noting that Salvation Ministries have won millions of souls into the kingdom of God which is indeed worthy of commendation. She congratulated Pastor David Ibiyeomie and the entire members of Salvation Ministries on the 23rd Anniversary of the establishment of the Church and prayed the Almighty God to continue to bless Salvation Ministries from Glory to Glory.

Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo has distributed food items and cash to about 500 widows across the 23 Local Government Areas of the State. In a statement from the Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, 9 th  April 2020, Dr. Banigo said the gesture is part of deliberate efforts to support the palliative measures put in place by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to cushion the effect of the Covid 19 stay at home order. According to Dr. Banigo who said widows are vulnerable in this period of the Covid 19 pandemic, disclosed that she is working with the Local Government Councils to pay cash directly into the accounts of 20 widows from each Local Government Area, while 50 widows drawn from the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Jesus House received various food items.

Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Harry Banigo has urged members of the public to disregard a fake face book account in her name, where members of the Public where asked to contact one Mrs. Stella on telephone number, 07043918130 to receive N100, 000 to cushion the effect of COVID 19. In a statement from the Government House in Port Harcourt, Dr. Banigo said she has nothing to do with the fake face book account and warned that those behind this fake account would be unmasked and made to face the full wrath of the law. Her authentic Facebook account is Dr Mrs. Ipalibo Harry-Banigo.  

We all have scars either within us or on our outer bodies, emotionally or physically that can plague us for years or for life if we permit it. For some, it's more of emotional scars from mistakes made, wrong decisions made or regrets made in the past.  There are those who even feel ugly because they have scars on them. These scars sometimes cause shame, disappointments or regrets to most of us whenever we see them but for every scar  emotionally or physically.  there is a story to tell   Heart breaks from failed relationships, rejection, betrayal and so on  leave in us scars unforgettable that we never believed we could live through and survive but we did.  There are physical scars that may be through domestic or automobile accidents, that we thought would end our lives or that we won't overcome the terrible experience and fear of survival but nah, we lived through, overcame and conquered it all.  Irrespective of any scar you have, be it emotionall